Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
September 28, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
TX9Y778Y
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd
Aircraft
N760SA
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21221
Aircraft time
128,395 hours, 24,583 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE, NR 1 NACELLE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT LATCH AREA. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 0.8 IN LENGTH. REMOVED THE DAMAGE BY TRIMMING THE SKIN ASSEMBLY PER SRM 51-10-01. NDT INSPECTED TRIMMED AREA, NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER.